Tibor Van den Wildenbergh:

My father-in-law owned the Victoria Sailing School, so when I married my wife it basically became a part of my life. Since I started I really got into racing to keep that competitive edge up!

We turned a weekend racing clinic into a heavy weather sailing class when the winds were too intense to safely learn how to fly the spinnaker. Lots of heeling, and plenty of smiling to be had! Students don’t typically get to experience that kind of force on a sailboat, I think it is good for them to understand that a keelboat will always right itself.

Carter Lake, CO. It is one of the 4 reservoirs we operate on, very secluded with excellent winds. But you need to be careful, the winds can pick up very quickly and become dangerous. 2nd would be Catalina Island.

The feeling of the wind picking up the boat and moving it through the water without any noise or engine is a feeling that does not get old. I also love teaching, and seeing the happiness on student’s faces when they experience something new is a great feeling.

Tibor Van den Wildenbergh:

Not strictly sailing, but advances in timekeeping stem from a need to keep accurate time while crossing oceans while explorers were discovering new land outside of Europe. Being able to navigate by celestial objects requires very accurate timekeeping (to the second). The British government actually had a 20,000 pound prize for anyone who could accurately figure out where they were in the middle of the ocean, and that prize eventually went to John Harrison, the inventor of a mechanical clock accurate enough to successfully navigate via the stars.